variável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin variābilis. By surface analysis, variar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ɾiˈa.vew/ [va.ɾɪˈa.veʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /vaˈɾja.vew/ [vaˈɾja.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾja.vɛl/ [vɐˈɾja.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾja.vɛl/ [vɐˈɾja.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɾja.bɛl/ [bɐˈɾja.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
• Hyphenation: va‧ri‧á‧vel

Adjective

variável m or f (plural variáveis, comparable, comparative mais variável, superlative o mais variável or variabilíssimo)

1. variable (able to vary)

Quotations

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Derived terms

• invariável
• variavelmente

Noun

variável f (plural variáveis)

1. variable (something able to vary)
2. (programming) variable (named memory location)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:variável.